A Nice Time in Nice, FR, Nice, France

Have you spent time in the French Rivera or anywhere in the Mediterranean? Well if you have, we now know why it’s so well loved. With the water a color unlike any other, bright blue skies and lots of sites to see, it’s a special place. In this post we are sharing our time right in the middle of the French Rivera, Nice, where we were fortunate to stay for a few warm summer days.

Whenever we arrive in a new city, we try to set out on foot and see as much as possible. Nice is not as small as some of the other towns in the South of France, so we limited our walking to the beach and historic area. The main square (“place” in French) is “Place Masséna.” On a warm summer day it was full of tourists and locals enjoying the outdoors.

We wandered through Place Masséna and couldn’t miss the giant Apollo statue at the center of the fountain-towering, sunlit, and a little cheeky, he’s kind of the star of the square. Standing in the middle of the Fontaine du Soleil (Sun Fountain) he was sculpted by Alfred Auguste Janniot and completed in 1956.

Nestled near Place Rossetti, this 19th-century fountain with an obelisk has quietly overlooked the Old Town for over a century. Built to supply water and enhance the neighborhood, it stands among ochre buildings with aged shutters and stone, capturing the timeless essence of Vieux-Nice’s lively plazas and terraces. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).